Tusk, also written by Smith and born out of one of his immensely popular SModcasts, stars Justin Long, Haley Joel Osment, Genesis Rodriguez and Michael Parks. The horror film, currently in production, stars Long as a journalist who finds the story of a lifetime in Mr. Howe (Parks), a worldwide adventurer with amazing tales and a curious penchant for walruses.

Demarest Films, whose credits include A Most Wanted Man, financed and produced Tusk in partnership with New York-based distributor A24. XYZ handles international sales and introduced the project this week to foreign buyers at the European Film Market.

Producers are Sam Englebardt, William D. Johnson and David Greathouse for Demarest and ShannonMcIntosh for Smith’s SModcast Pictures banner. Jennifer Schwalbach and XYZ's Nate Bolotin are executive producers.

XYZ executive produced the hit action film The Raid: Redemption, and produced the sequel, The Raid 2, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival last month. SPWA acquired both films, with Sony Pictures Classics handling the domestic release.

XYZ is selling two other Sundance titles at Berlin, Life After Birth and Killers.